GoSeeDo July 2017

Calendar: Wild lands with Terry Tempest Williams, Prayers for Pussies and other women-focused events happening in July

7/10-8/11/2017
Twined basketryThe fiber art of local artisan Tressa Sularz will be featured in a solo exhibition called "Inner Gold," which refers to "the highest value in the human psyche. It is us at our best, our gift to ourselves." Demonstration: July 18, 9:30 a.m.-Noon. Artist talk: August 10, 7 p.m. Free. See website for gallery hours. White Bear Center for the Arts, 4971 Long Ave., White Bear Lake. FFI: 651-407-0597 or whitebeararts.org

7/6/2017 THURSDAY
Wild landsThe lyrical portraits written by Terry Tempest Williams examine the grandeur of national parks and why each of them matters to the soul of America. "The Hour of Land: A personal topography of America's National Parks" was named as one of the Washington Post's notable books of the year and is part memoir, part natural history and part social critique. Free presentation. 7 p.m. Magers and Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls. FFI: magersandquinn.com

7/12/2017 WEDNESDAY
Vintage jazzMyra Joan Burnette is the lead singer of Miss Myra and the Moonshiners which features brass bass, horns and a resonator guitar. They offer a free lunch hour concert in the Music in the Café series. Noon, Landmark Center, 75 W. 5th St., St. Paul. FFI: 651-292-3225 or LandmarkCenter.org

7/14-10/29/2017
Swedish still lifeLarge-scale photo-realism paintings by Sweden's Karin Broos will be featured in a solo exhibition of 55 paintings. Her perspective of family is often set among the lakes and forests of her home in Värmland. She and filmmaker daughter Sara Broos will be part of a "First Look" preview party July 14, 6:30 p.m., $20 non-members. American Swedish Institute, 2600 Park Ave., Mpls. FFI: 612-871-4907 or ASImn.org

7/14-8/11/2017
Chromatic constructionLocal artists Mary Bergherr and Laura Wennstrom use bold colors and shapes to individually compose structure. Bergherr's painting is a journey of self-discovery responding to life's conflicting dualities and contrasts. Wennstrom's art with gathered materials that are cast off, forgotten and profound represents the intersection of her life with people she encounters. Artist's talk: July 25, 7 p.m. Inez Greenberg Gallery, Artistry, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Rd., Bloomington. FFI: 952-563-8575 or artistrymn.org

7/26/2017 WEDNESDAY
Coming of ageA young poet in an Irish village is the "Girl on the Leeside" featured in playwright Kathleen Anne Kenney's new novel. Free reading. 7 p.m. Common Good Books, 38 S. Snelling Ave., St. Paul. FFI: CommonGoodBooks.com

7/26/2017 WEDNESDAY
Prayers for PussiesThis conversation presented by the experimental arts production company Free Black Dirt examines the responsibility of artists to provide vision and resistance through their work. Guest artists will reflect on creative practices in queerness, Afro-futurism, and the erotic as healing the trauma of white supremacy, colonization, gender oppression and rape culture. "Prayers for Pussies" is hosted by Junauda Petrus and Erin Sharkey. Optional non-member price $10; pay-what-you-can at door 30 minutes prior to event on first-come, first-served basis. 7 p.m. The Loft at Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Mpls. FFI: loft.org